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Household of Peter Gordon (born 1833, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Peter Gordon and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Gordon, born in 1833 in Hindley, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Ellen Gordon, born in 1841 in Hindley, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1866 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Catherine (born 1868 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Maggie (born 1871 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Winnie (born 1873 in Hindley, Lancashire, England) and Ann (born 1876 in Hindley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Boarder, Sarah Ross, born in 1841 in Lancashire, England.


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Peter Gordon's household

Male

Peter

Gordon

Head
Female

Ellen

Gordon

Wife
Female

Mary

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Winnie

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Ann

Gordon

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Ross

Boarder
First name(s) Peter
Last name Gordon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Hindley, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Gordon

Head

Married

48

1833

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Gordon

Wife

Married

40

1841

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Mary

Gordon

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Gordon

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Maggie

Gordon

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Winnie

Gordon

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Ann

Gordon

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Ross

Boarder

Single

40

1841

Lancashire, England

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